#286CAB#286CAB

#286CAB is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.141; OKLCH L 52.0% C 0.120 H 249.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#286CAB
RGB	rgb(40, 108, 171)
HSL	hsl(209, 62%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(209, 77%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.6%, 36.8%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.40, 1.09, -39.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.40, 39.75, 271.58°)
OKLab	oklab(52.01% -0.0413 -0.1131)
OKLCH	oklch(52.01% 0.12 249.9)
XYZ	xyz(13.5855, 14.1149, 40.5286)
Luminance	0.1412 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#286CAB #AB6728

analogous

#28ABA9 #286CAB #282BAB

triadic

#286CAB #AB286C #6CAB28

tetradic

#286CAB #A928AB #AB6728 #2BAB28

square

#286CAB #A928AB #AB6728 #2BAB28

split-complementary

#286CAB #AB282B #ABA928

monochromatic

#112D48 #1C4D79 #286CAB #3E8BD2 #70A9DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.49

#286CAB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.82

#286CAB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #286CAB

5.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##286CAB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##286CAB	1.00	5.49	3.82	5.49
#FFFFFF	5.49	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.82	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.49	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F70AE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3B63AA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007B83

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #286cab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 108, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.0% 0.120 249.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7595c4',
    500: '#286cab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #286cab;
$custom-light: #7595c4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#286cab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 40,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 208.855,
    "s": 62.085,
    "l": 41.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52011,
    "c": 0.12045,
    "h": 249.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.14117
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#286CAB

secondary

#C4966A

accent

#9143E5

background

#F7F9FC

surface

#EEF1F8

border

#C9CBD1

text

#0A0D13

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #286CAB

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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